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Death not a deterrent
News, Postbag, Published on 22/06/2018
» Re: "Prayut: 'death penalty necessary for peace'," (BP, June 19).
Graftmasters at work
News, Postbag, Published on 20/06/2018
» In response to news reports about the government's failure to end graft, I think it is worth suggesting that first, they really haven't tried and second, it's mainly the government that is involved in graft.
The democracy dividend: Faster economic growth
News, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 19/06/2018
» Democracy's faults have been easy to spot throughout the ages. Plato equated democracy with anarchy, instability or even mob rule, and argued that it is the second worst form of government after tyranny. Aristotle was a little more charitable, but still suspicious of democratic processes, writing "it is not safe to trust them [the people] with the first offices in the state". Many modern Western philosophers, including Montesquieu, Rousseau and Nietzsche, were similarly critical of democracy.
Pitfalls on the path toward enlightenment
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 18/06/2018
» Money is a tantalising thing, coveted by many. But worldly goods can pose a threat to those who are called to a higher order. The seven ex-monks from three famous Bangkok temples who were in the media limelight over the weeks are no exception.
Wisdom of late King
News, Postbag, Published on 18/06/2018
» Re: "National strategy panel set up", (BP, June 16).
Censors without borders
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 17/06/2018
» US President Donald Trump announced last Thursday that the North Korean nuclear threat is over, and that "fake news" is thus the No.1 threat. The men of Asia's only remaining military regime nodded.
Topsy turvy Thailand
News, Published on 16/06/2018
» Re: "Cops go after World Cup gamblers", (BP, June 12).
The ideology behind China's global master plan
News, Hal Brands, Published on 15/06/2018
» The 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in October 2017 is sure to loom large in future accounts of China's relations with the world. It was then that the party cleared the way for Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely, and when Mr Xi himself advertised China's global ambitions by declaring that Beijing would now "take centre stage" in world affairs. It was also when Mr Xi threw down the gauntlet in an equally consequential way.
Waste: just say no
News, Postbag, Published on 12/06/2018
» Thai people seem to forget the Buddha's teaching of Right Action and doing no harm.
Breaking news: Pattaya to be 'livable'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/06/2018
» Most encouraging news of the week came on Wednesday when authorities announced a crackdown on crime in Pattaya which will finally make the city "livable". The somewhat quaintly named "Operation rooting out crime for a livable city" is admittedly a bit of a mouthful and we can only wish the boys in brown the best of luck. I mean, where do they start?